This week the Conservative government delivered its first Spring Statement, almost a year since the General Election and the impact of the Dementia Tax manifesto. Dom Carter, Senior Policy Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, shares what this means for people living with dementia. The Spring Statement arrives at an important time. It’s only a few months until […]

Eliz Byrne McCullough, our Policy and Public Affairs Officer in Northern Ireland, announces the release of a new report by the Department of Health. Find out how it could lead to the long-awaited change people affected by dementia want to see. In Northern Ireland, there are 20,400 people with dementia. They and many thousands of […]

Ele Yorke, Public Affairs and Campaigning Assistant, reflects on her experience of delivering a Dementia Friends session in Parliament for the first time. We know that despite significant progress in awareness and knowledge of dementia across society, people with dementia are still facing stigma in their communities. That’s why in the Public Affairs and Campaigning […]

The Mental Health Act is currently being reviewed in response to concerns about the way it is being used. One of the ways they are doing this is through a survey, in order to hear about service users’ and carer’s experiences of the Act. The Mental Health Act is the law in England and Wales […]

Ella Robinson, Public Affairs and Campaigning Officer, weighs up whether council tax should be an option to pay for social care. At the beginning of the year, the Government announced its plans for local government spending for the year 2018-19. This included funding for social care. It is no secret that reduced funding from national Government […]